State: Last night's Provincetown fire was arson

The state fire marshal considers last night’s fire at 777 Commercial St. to be intentionally set, making it the 11th arson fire in Provincetowon since mid-October.

Mary Ann Bragg

PROVINCETOWN – The state fire marshal considers last night’s fire at 777 Commercial St. to be intentionally set, making it the 11th arson fire in Provincetowon since mid-October.

The fire may be linked to the others, said state spokeswoman Jennifer Mieth. State and local fire investigators ask anyone with information about the fire that was reported at 7:25 p.m. to call the state’s arson hotline at 800-682-9229.

When firefighters arrived at the four-bedroom waterfront house they saw flames in the front of the building, on the street side. A small portion of the basement ceiling, wall and a deck leading to the front door were damaged.

The home is assessed at around $1.7 million, according to town records, and was unoccupied at the time of the fire.